Sewer line belly Brand New 2024 build

[evaire]

I moved into a Brand New 2024 home build with 1 year warranty on 9/27/2024
Inspection done 9/19/2024
I did a pre-inspection and my home inspector found a belly line around the 42 ft .

Here is a video : www.youtube.com/video/belly
Problem begins at 1:12 mark


On average, how long does it take for this belly to form into a major issue causing blockage? I have read where home owners have lived in the home for many years before the problem starting to cause blockage. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[James Henry]

I'm thinking it's on you. If you haven't already you need to have the plumber locate and mark in the yard where the belly starts and ends. If you have a clean out near the street that is usually where the city responsibility ends. That is a very bad belly that needs to be fixed.

 

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[Breplum]

Belly is due to inadequate soils compaction below the pipe. It will typically cause soft clogging forever.

 

[Reach4]

I moved into a Brand New 2024 home build with 1 year warranty on 9/27/2024
Inspection done 9/19/2024
I did a pre-inspection and my home inspector found a belly line around the 42 ft .

Here is a video : www.youtube.com/video/belly
Problem begins at 1:12 mark


On average, how long does it take for this belly to form into a major issue causing blockage? I have read where home owners have lived in the home for many years before the problem starting to cause blockage. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

What does your warranty cover?

 

[John Gayewski]

100 percent belly? Sounds made up to me. The camera is barely under water. Although it's bad, there's no saying how it'll react without knowing the other characteristics of the system. I have had engineers pass pipe deflection saying that in their judgment it shouldn't cause an issue. A lot of times where the plumber hooks on to other people's work (the city or dirt work crews) there will be a slight variance in slopes or angles and it can make for a bumpy transition. In plastic pipe the walls are slippery. You could go forever without any problems or be clogged every month. No one can say. I would say the longer the deflected area the worse the problem. I don't think he said how long it was. The length is probably the most determinative.

 

[Sylvan]

No way should any new installation have a belly or any type of back pitch

There is no excuse why the pipe should not be exposed and pitched properly

Do it before the warranty is expired.

If not repaired you will have a chronic sewer problem and it will only get worse over time.

It was a great idea to have a video inspection as many times this kind of stuff goes undetected and then the building owner has no recourse but to pay thousands to make it right